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October is the month we back to 1249 and has been know for launching the held on the Fairfield, West Autumn season. ToffeeStreet since 1404. Today it apples and bonfires are is one of the largest funfairs on their way. However, in in the south west, which the southern hemisphere includes many market October is spring time... stalls along West Street. I oh how I’d like to skip this want to visit both Hull and winter. October is their Nottingham fairs and debate ON THE COVER: seasonal equivalent to our with my Dad which one is Autumn Leaves and Feet April, likewise our April larger. We won’t be able to Red, Yellow, Orange, Brown would be their autumn. do it this year, but some time Autumn leaves are falling all around soon, we’ll get to both and Making a carpet on the ground Anyway, October is well for my feet to dance around. known for many things, like give you our verdict. My Dad the German loved festival still enjoys riding or should Oktoberfest. While the I say being ‘flung about’ The Queensbury Directory is a on some of the biggest sister publication of the Thornton German Beer Festivals are Directory. This publication is becoming popular over fairground rides today. Just dedicated to the sharing of local here, with their drinking need to remind him to take community news and businesses games and dancing on his glasses off sometimes. for Queensbury’s residents. tables, for me the autumn Finally, I need to let you know We are only able to produce this publication with the support of months are all about the that I am may be slightly late local businesses who advertise with travelling fairs. Nottingham getting the November issue us. Please mention the Queensbury Goose Fair and Hull Fair are out. I have a really good Directory when responding to often pitched against each reason for this and I’ll let adverts. other as the biggest in the you know what that is in the If you would like to advertise with UK. Apparently it is claimed November issue. It will be us, please go to page 30 for our advertising rates. that Nottingham Goose Fair out... but may be a few days is the most prestigious fair in later than usual, we’ll see. Editor: Neil Bird Tel: 01274 447315 the UK. Till next time, Email: [email protected] In Bridgwater, Somerset, we have a great Web: www.queensburydirectory.co.uk have a traditional fair dating October. Contents Your Queensbury Directory is proudly printed using vegetable based inks on paper sourced from sustainable From Our Inbox 4 certified sources. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, Local News 6 don’t just throw me in the bin, pass me on to a friend. Community Updates 10 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in parts without permission is strictly prohibited. All information is correct at time of going to print. Local History 22 The views and opinions by contributors in this publication may not represent the views of the What’s On 25 publishers. All advertising is subject to the editor’s discretion, nor does any advertisement constitute a recommendation. The Queensbury Directory Sport News 28 also takes no responsibility for claims made by any advertisements in the publication. ©2017 Queensbury Directory Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 3 From Our Inbox Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Dear Editor, Hello Neil, As part of wider sponsorship opportunities I read with interest the letter in the recent being pursued by the Council, we are looking issue of the directory about speeding cars for a local business to sponsor the Christmas from Phil Dodd. My daughter lives at a house Tree in Queensbury for 2017. on Ford Hill near the newsagents and they We would love to hear from local businesses regularly see and hear cars speeding from that might be interested. The cost would be Queensbury Centre down the Halifax Road £1500+vat for a 15ft tree, lights and a banner and back. Last weekend, one such motorist with the sponsor information on it. had an accident and nearly wrote my Interested businesses can contact me on: daughters car off as well as hitting another 01274 431377. vehicle. Both vehicles that were hit were parked and stationary. No one was hurt, but Many thanks the police had to be called because of the Gill Bennison (Project Development Officer) condition of the vehicles and leaking fuel. Editor: The Christmas Tree is a great The man driving the vehicle left the scene community feature during the month of of the accident having given his name and December. Carols are now sung around it, a bogus address to my daughter. When the organised by community spirited individuals. police arrived they confirmed that he was If this is something you can help with, please known to them and they told her that he was get in touch with Gill. uninsured. However, later they came back to my daughter to say that they would not be taking any further action, despite the damage Hello Neil, caused to the two vehicles, because he had I was wondering if you had received disappeared, and even though they knew his any further info on the issue we raised address, they didn’t have the manpower to regarding the timings, and a filter system, pursue the situation. Naturally, my daughter at Queensbury’s main lights. I seem to was very angry about this and only because remember councillor Cromie getting the car hasn’t been written off is she not involved, have you heard anything? I cannot seriously out of pocket. It is also a blessing see why there is a problem fitting a simple that nobody was seriously hurt as well given filter timer, it works very well at the Cooper the speed that the car was travelling. I, like Lane junction. Phil, feel very strongly about this ‘speeding Anyway, leave it with you, thanks for your car’ situation and I feel that something needs initial support of my letter, to be done sooner rather than later before Philip Slade. somebody is seriously hurt or killed. Editor: Hello Phillip, thanks for getting in J. Ramsdin | Queensbury Resident of 31 years touch... again. Cllr Linda did respond with Editor: How the police can not take further a quote from the Senior Traffic Engineer, action is beyond me. I guess they have their stating that it would go to an area committee reasons, but I clearly hear your frustrations. for approval. Linda... was this approved Just to reiterate to our readers, we are not and when would we likely see some talking about a vehicle just tipping over the improvements? As we head into the darker speed limits, we are talking about excessive evenings, this junction will be crazy during speeds from racers with excess speeds of the darker rush hours. 60mph+. Please be vigilent and report it.

4 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 5 Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory FRIENDS OF RUSSELL HALL PARK IS DIG OUT THE OLD POUND COINS OFFICIALLY CONSTITUTED Friends of Russell Hall Park would like to invite all of you to our community consultation on Thursday 12th October at Russell Hall Primary School between Our trusty old pound coin will end its 4pm and 7pm. This will be circulation this month after 34 years. The old a ‘drop-in’ format so don’t round pound coins need to be spent or taken worry if you can only call in to the bank by 11.59pm on 15th October for a short visit. 2017. Time to check the coin jars or backs of sofas. These were replaced with the new 12 sided pound coin. Some of us will remember the paper £1 note, which was withdrawn in 1988. Last month the launch of the new £10 polymer notes arrived. The paper £10 note will be withdrawn from circulation in Spring 2018. The Bank of England will announce this at least three months prior to the withdrawal date.

There will be members of our committee, representatives from the council’s Parks and Landscapes department as well as our ward officer Taj. We will have information about our proposed projects on display, as well as a visual representation of how the ‘Master plan’ could come together. Please join us and give us your inputs and ideas. Whether you would like to see something happen in the park that maybe nobody else has thought of, or would just like to see and have input on our planned projects, we would love to hear from all of you. None of this can happen without the support of the community and the involvement of different community groups.

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Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory DRAMA AT THE MILL The performance needs to be sharp and An exciting new venture, “Drama at The Mill”, well-focused requiring the four actresses to will perform BOUNCERS & SHAKERS by Jon be versatile and above all flexible, offering an Godber and Jane Thornton on Friday 25th exciting physical and taxing role for women. and Saturday 26th of November. The amount of multi role-playing parts We are looking for talented amateur for actresses today are sadly few and far performers to take part. Auditions will be at between, here are four. The Mill on 14th/15th October from 10am - As in Bouncers this flexibility can also be 3pm. Rehearsals will run once a week for the applied to the text creating a current and following six weeks. Interested? Hope to see different texture for every production. (John you at an audition day. Godber: 2000) Check out various versions on youtube, to get an idea of the plays. SEND US YOUR NEWS Share your news, what’s on and community updates with our readers. Email or call Neil on: 01274 447 315 Submission deadline for our next issue is: Sunday 15th October 2017.

Bouncers is a challenge and requires a performance style that depends as much on energy as it does technique, a cast of four male actors twenty to fortyish who are versatile and above all flexible. This flexibility also applies to the script, allowing us to incorporate modern, social and global events keeping the play alive and current. It contains many truths about human nature, but we don’t need to show them all at once. We can make it work well for our cast and audience, in our space. The play was conceived for an audience that regards the theatre as box sets, big red curtains and tedious actors. The theatre can certainly be all that – but it can also be Bouncers. Shakers, is a companion piece to Bouncers that uses a humorous and observational approach to illustrate female issues.

8 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 9 Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Rotary Club of Bradford West The essence of Rotary is to help others and the members are never short of ideas. You may recall I told you that President Allison’s chosen charity, in the July edition of the directory, was “Cancer Support Yorkshire”. She organised the “Changing chains Summer Ball” to mark her taking the chain of office of It can be difficult for us to appreciate, but the club. The ball was held in the Princess mains power is intermittent in towns and Ballroom of The Midland Hotel where 220 none existent in the peripheral clinics. Rotarians and friends had a great night Batteries used in conventional otoscopes are with entertainment from an ABBA tribute in short supply and very expensive, so devices band. The result was that Allison was able to used in the UK are not always appropriate. present a cheque for £2,400 to Linda Enderby, The Arclight devices are multifunctional. Not fundraiser for Cancer Support Yorkshire with only can they be used to examine eyes but District Governor Robert Morphet being can be converted to headlights helping in present. Linda said “We are so grateful to the removal of simple wax. For those patients Allison and her fellow Rotarians for this with more serious problems, they will be wonderful cheque which will go directly to admitted and operated on at the QECH. The support local people affected by cancer. This team will take out over 50 Arclights and other money will help patients and their families necessary equipment to Malawi with the with practical, financial and emotional issues £1,000 raised by Rotary members. The team that come with the diagnosis of cancer and will also be able to see the patients they have it will provide at least 80 counselling or treated in previous visits. (more information complimentary therapy sessions for which on Arclights visit: www.arclight.com) we are eternally grateful. It is so very satisfying to be a part of Rotary Our member, Dr. Anne Raine will accompany and to help local and international good her husband Professor Chris Raine and a causes as these two examples show. If you team of doctors on a mission to The Queen would like to join this group of friendly, Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, helpful people and make your life that Malawi in November where they will teach bit more special then call Brian on: 01274 community health workers and other medical 602159 or visit www.bradfordwestrotary. staff about ear, nose and throat problems. org we meet at The West Bradford Golf Club One area they will focus on is problems every Thursday from 12.30pm with hearing in both children and adults as it creates a significant social handicap. One Our programme for October is as follows: problem is lack of equipment. However, with 5th Oct - Joan and Ian Slater will report on the help of Rotary funds it has enabled the their trip to Tanzania where they went to team to buy very ingenious solar powered help the local people. Arclight Otoscopes for the community health 12th Oct - Richard Edwards the Headmaster workers to examine ears, screening patients of Farnham Primary School will bring us up for ear problems. to date of the pupils activities.

10 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Queensbury Encephalitis took us by Performing Arts complete surprise We are probably not alone, but we had never Queensbury Performing Arts are raising heard of it until early hours of the 9th March funds for the Encephalitis Society to help 2017 when Rosie-Mae became confused and raise awareness of this disorder. The QPA we took her to the out of hours GP where she team are hosting a Halloween party on the was admitted in to hospital. 27th October. Event details can be found on Rosie-Mae became very poorly over the the What’s on page 25. next few weeks even though they were Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. treating her and was taken into Intensive The inflammation is caused either by an Care needing a lifesaving operation, she infection invading the brain (Infectious had MNDAR Encephalitis and after 12 weeks Encephalitis) or through the immune system in hospital we were finally allowed to bring attacking the brain in error (Post-infectious Rosie-Mae home, still poorly and needing rehabilitation. To sum it up Rosie-Mae and or Autoimmune Encephalitis). our lifes have been turned upside down. Anyone at any age can get Encephalitis. There are up to 6,000 cases of Encephalitis The 18 year old who had everything going for her, going off to study at university to follow in the UK and potentially hundreds of her dreams has had to put it all on hold until thousands worldwide each year. she’s well again. You can find out more by visiting: www.encephalitis.info Hayley Talbot | Queensbury Resident

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Give your anxieties to God By Elwyn Williams

A recent survey of men asked this occupy their minds like the worms question: What worries you the most? occupied the boy’s mouth. They fret The answers revealed their biggest constantly, are troubled, lose sleep, and concerns: personal finances, weight, lose hope. There is a better way. personal appearance, general health and The words care and anxiety mean “to fitness, relationships, job security, sexual strangle.” Worry chokes the very life out problems, career prospects, promotion, of us it is debilitating and destructive. state of the economy in general and Give your anxieties to God; let him carry getting older the weight of worry. That is one of his Worries are real. What do we do with jobs. God is willing to carry your anxieties. them? One of the greatest things about God is An old man came up to a young boy who that he works for us before commanding was ice fishing and asked what his secret us to work for him. was to catching so many fish. The kid Worriers don’t make much of an impact bent down and spit something out of his on this world because they are so busy mouth. Wiping off his lips, looking up at fighting imaginary dragons that they the man, he said, “I keep my worms warm.” don’t have time to fight the real ones. Similarly, some people believe they must Cast all your anxiety on him because he keep their worries warm. Their anxieties cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

12 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Bradford Camera Club Photography is an art form and the skills needed to produce a stunning picture are in all our hands if you have a half decent camera, dare I say ‘even a good mobile phone or tablet!’ But it’s how to use you camera that baffles some folk, particularly if it is a modern digital camera. Most photographers don’t use all modes on their camera (me included) but we are working on a series of ‘teaching evenings’ with two other camera clubs. Watch this space as I hope to be able to offer some evenings where the basics and more advanced techniques will be shown. I have included in this article a photograph I took in August of Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate, taken with a Nikon D50 and hand held, which I am hoping I may be able to enter it in the Yorkshire Summer Photo Competition 2017 Photographic Union’s annual competition. Thornton & Queensbury Directories Editor, The BCC is now in full swing with our regular Neil Bird visited the Bradford Camera meetings every Thursday from 7.30pm Club in September for the annual readers at Cottingley Cornerstone Centre our competition with almost 40 entries of photos programme for October will be as follows: on the theme of ‘Yorkshire Gardens’. 5th October - Interclub selection ( this is a 4 Recruited as judges, the camera club round competition with 11 other clubs ) members whittled down through the collection of photos and selected their 12th & 19th October - Our annual chosen winner and runner up. competitions. Find out who won on page 14. Saturday 21st - BCC will host the 1st round of the interclub comps. 26th October - Tony Caunt LRPS & Judy Caunt will show “Incredible India”. All are welcome to join the BCC call me on: 01535 273709, see our website: bradfordcameraclub.org.uk or find us on facebook:bradfordcameraclub We look forward to seeing you. Tony Caunt

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Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory The Willows Medical Centre The following surgeries Thornton and Denholme, Cowgill, and Willows will be running flu clinics from October please contact your surgery if you are eligible or if you have any queries. The Flu Jab Flu vaccination is available every year on the NHS to help protect adults and children at risk of flu and its complications. Flu can be unpleasant, but if you are otherwise Contact your surgery today and get healthy it will usually clear up on its own yourself protected from flu. within a week. The Willows Medical Centre, Queensbury: However, flu can be more severe in certain 01274 888 350 people, such as: anyone aged 65 and over, pregnant women, children and adults with Thornton and Denholme Medical Centre: an underlying health condition (such as 01274 832 110 or 01274 832 882 long-term heart or respiratory disease) and Cowgill Surgery, Clayton: 01274 882 372 children and adults with weakened immune systems. Anyone in these risk groups is more likely to develop potentially serious complications of flu, such as pneumonia (a lung infection), so it’s recommended that they have a flu vaccine every year to protect them. The injected flu vaccine is offered free on the NHS annually to: adults over the age of 18 at risk of flu (including everyone aged 65 and over), pregnant women, children aged six months to two years at risk of flu. Flu Nasal Spray Vaccination The flu vaccine is routinely given on the NHS as an annual nasal spray to: children aged two and three other age groups will be covered through the school nursing system, children aged two to 17 years at a particular risk of flu. Read more about the flu nasal spray for children: bit.ly/nhs_flu

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Extract from Illustrated Rambles by James Parker [1904] Source: www.queensbury-village.co.uk

Brian-Scholes Forest, which stretched from Northowram to Odsal, at Wibsey, the haunt of the wolf and wild boar. The aspect around Queenshead must have been a very bleak one at this time; from the corner of Denholme and Brighouse Turnpike Road, near to the Stag’s Head Inn, a vast moorland existed to mountain and to mickle moss, only a farmhouse here and there. At Ford, there were a few antiquated houses stage-coach and waggon to railways as a and from thence onwards it was a wild, means of transit, and for travellers to get beggar-less place, from the fact that the to different parts of the country, from the village of Beggarington derives its name from railway we have now passed to electric its being a desolate place. At Ambler Thom, tramways. there was an old farmhouse. Catherine Slack Considerable advances have been lately was also a bleak hill, with only here and there made in the preservation of public health a human habitation. The low-ceilinged houses of our ancestors, Queensbury was at that period on the whose dim narrow windows were not made main highway to Halifax, Manchester and to open, whose drainage was of the most Liverpool, and to Bradford, Leeds and York, primitive kind, now exist only in the most Keighley, Colne, and the north. The highway remote country places or in the poorest would be narrow, the stage coach and neighbourhoods. The enlightened policy of waggons had not at that period begun to the Queensbury District Council in draining run. All the carrying was by means of pack- their district and establishing sewage horses travelled in strings. Long lines of them works deserves the thanks of all who take would pass over hill and dale, along the very any interest in the social well-being of the narrow bridal roads. masses. The first carried a bell on its neck, and bells The inhabitants of those districts can now were distributed amongst the pack-horses, live in well-ventilated houses with windows so as to keep them awake. They were called wide enough to admit wholesome light, bell-horses, a custom which has given rise to and possessing a good supply of water for the lines we used to sing as children bathing their bodies, washing their clothes, ”Bell-horses, bell-horses, what time of day? cooking their food, and flushing their sewers; One o’clock, two o’clock, and away.” they can walk along paved ways, which are About the year 1753, stage-coaches and duly cleansed from offal and impurity of waggons began to travel the roads. Turnpike every kind. commissioners were appointed by act of The above is an outline of the many privileges parliament; the roads were widened, mended that the inhabitants of Queensbury now and improved, the whole aspect of society possess, and for which I am sure all are changed, trade began to flourish, from the thankful for.

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What’s On If you would like your organisation or club to feature here email: [email protected] QUEENSBURY WARD PARTNERSHIP BRADFORD COMIC-CON Tue 10th October | 7pm Bradford City FC St. Theresa Church Hall, Russell Road Sun 8th October | 11am-4pm This meeting is for community groups and We’ll have new guests, traders, attractions active residents working in the Queensbury and so much more going on. Guests include: Ward to discuss local community projects Christopher Nolan (Star Wars Rogue One) and and share information about their events and Stephen Vining (The Walking Dead). General activities. Local issues and concerns should entry from 11am £6 (under 12s £4, under 5s be discussed at the Councillors Surgeries. free). Entry from 10am with advance ticket: If you are part of a local organisation come www.unleashedtickets.co.uk and share your plans for the months ahead and discuss ideas for our groups working QUEENSBURY PERFORMING ARTS together. Halloween party Fri 27th October | 6.30pm THE BRADFORD PLAYERS BARN DANCE Halloween themed party at Queensbury Saturday 14th October 2017 | 7.30pm Conservative Club fundraising for the At Great Horton Village Hall, Beldon Road. Encephalitis Society. You can also enjoy short You are warmly invited to our fundraising performances from QPA , games, fancy dress ‘Barn Dance’. Tickets £10, includes food and and plenty of fun for all the family. Tickets entertainment. £5 adults, £2 children. For more info contact For tickets call Kat on: 07845 431663 Dave on: 07817864894. AFTERNOON TEA DANCE Every Tuesday | 1pm-3pm You are invited to get out your dancing shoes and join us for an afternoon tea dance. Admission £3 - includes tea and biscuits At Victoria Hall, Sandbeds, Queensbury. For further information call Darrell on: 07833 447 059 or Carol on: 07527 406 713

KEEP MOVING! Circuit based exercise (for over 55’s.) Mondays 10.30-11.30am at Victoria Hall £2.50 per session. B.e.e.p. approved | REPS level 3 Jenny Finn: 01274 835234 [email protected]

CLAYTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Annual General Meeting Thurs 5th October | 7.30pm To be held at the Clayton Village Hall More details by phoning Mary on: 01274 880343, or visiting the website: claytonhorticulturalsociety.org.uk

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BLACK DYKE MILL HERITAGE VENUE JIVE TEA DANCE Jazz at the Mill | Mondays 7.30-10pm Sunday October 29th | 2pm - 5pm at the 2nd Oct - The Kate Peters Quartet Queensbury Conservative Club, Chapel St. 9th Oct - The Jeff Hewer Quartet The event is being run by Jive Class and will 16th Oct - Inside Outside Quartet 23rd Oct - be record hop type event playing all your The Beverley Beirne Quartet favourite jive music, social dances (Quickstep, 30th Oct - Soul2Jazz Waltz’s, Barn Dance, Palais Glide, St. Bernard’s Admission to each show £5. Black Dyke Mills, Waltz etc) and strolls. opposite Queensbury Tesco. Entry is £5 per person pay at the door on the day. Come along and enjoy the fun. BRADFORD RAMBLERS “Towards the Wind Turbos” AIREDALE AND BRADFORD RSPB Weds 29th November | 7pm Sun 8th October | 3pm Meeting in the in the field extension of the FREE Guided Walk at Northcliffe Dike and Causeway Foot Inn car park. Keighley Road Red Beck (A629), Ogden, HX2 8XX. Location: Car Park in Cliff Wood Avenue, off Grid Reference: SE 069 309 Bradford Road, Shipley BD18 3DD All walks are free for all to join in. Children can Join Airedale & Bradford RSPB Local Group attend with parent/adult and well behaved for our next monthly Guided Walk at 3pm dogs on leads are also welcome. Telephone: 01274 582078 Walker Leader: Gill : 07845 532193 E-mail: [email protected] Sat 28th October | 11 am to 3 pm BRADFORD CITY RUNS Falling Leaves Event Bradford City Park Location: Cliffe Castle, Spring Gardens Lane, Sun 29th October, 9.15am-12pm Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH Test yourself against the best, take part and RSPB Airedale and Bradford Local Group will have fun, or just come along and enjoy the be returning to Cliffe Castle, Keighley for entertainment in our spectator hub whilst this popular free event. There will be a series cheering on the runners. There are four of craft activities for children (and adults!) races on the day: 5k, 10k, half marathon and as well as opportunities to go on guided kids race. All races are chip timed. Runners birdwalks in the grounds. There will also be a chance to buy bird seed and RSPB goods. of all levels welcome to compete in this For more information please visit: fun event. Sign up for your place today at: rspb.org.uk/groups/airedaleandbradford bradfordcityruns.co.uk CLAYTON VILLAGE HALL Clayton Card Craft next class is on October 28th, the theme for this is Christmas Bags, Boxes and Tags. Class start is 2pm at Clayton Village Hall, cost is £10, all materials provided. To book a place or for more info call Anne on 07734 513652. QUEENSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH You’re invited! Morning services every Sunday at 10.30am. Join us for refreshments afterwards. Find us on Chapel Lane, Queensbury, BD13 2PZ.

Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 27 Sport News If you would like your team or club to feature here email: [email protected] Queensbury Bowling Club Queensbury Celtic Our final competition of the season, The Mini-Kickers Tradesman’s Trophy, attracted 10 entries and was won by Margaret Lee who beat Les Our mini-kickers is run by Ian Sykes, an FA Springham in the final. Level 2 coach. Ian is a previous QC Player and was a member of the team which played in the very first game at Pit Lane. Training is on Saturday mornings at Peel Hall u5s - 9am to 10am u6s - 10am to 11am

Although the season is now finished, at the time of going to print there were still three weeks to go. However our Half-Holiday League “A” team had already clinched promotion by finishing 2nd in Division 2. Unfortunately the “B” team look like finishing 2nd bottom and will therefore be relegated. The final positions of all our teams will be announced in the next edition. The outstanding performance of the season involved one of our oldest members in a veterans away match at West Bradford. Jimmy Chicken (whose name never fails to cause a giggle with our opponents) suffers from severe arthritis in both hands and feet and struggles to walk the Green without the help of a stick. Jimmy was heading for a heavy defeat, losing 13-1 and rapidly losing all interest in the game, wishing it to end a.s.a.p. However he managed to get control of the Jack which enabled him to bowl his favoured 25yd length and he went on to win the game 21-20. What a come-back from one of the games most popular characters. It just goes to show that even at 84 the game of Bowls can be a wonderful pastime.

28 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Sport News If you would like your team or club to feature here email: [email protected] Bradford Sub Aqua Club The club, which was formed in 1956 by 19 men and four women became a member of the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) early the following year. The club has grown considerably since its humble beginnings and now has around 80 members and its own clubhouse at The Fin Inn Queensbury and uses the pool at Tong High School once a week. The club dives at sites all over the British Isles and organises trips abroad for both divers and their families. The club is one of only a very few scuba diving clubs to have been awarded the Clubmark status. The club is keen to hear from anyone with an interest in learning to either Scuba Dive or Snorkel. Children from the age of 8 can learn to snorkel and the age of 12 learn to scuba dive. The club also welcomes qualified divers from any other agency. Bradford Sub Aqua Club meets at the “Fin Inn, Mountain Queensbury on a Tuesday and Friday evening from 7pm and on a Monday evening at Tong School Pool 8pm - 9pm. Contact: [email protected] Phone: 01274 812008 (answer Machine) or Mick on Mobile: 07575 253 311

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